Creating an Event

A fundraising event is any activity with the aim of raising money for charity. This might be a sponsored activity in which you collect money for challenging yourself (such as a 10k run); or a group activity, such as a bake sale, where the profits are donated; or just a simple collection bucket round your office.

It really doesn't matter what you do, there are ways to raise funds for people of all ages and abilities. Whatever you decide to do, the important thing to remember is that the money you raise for the DEC will be used towards our members' vital work helping people in the most desperate situations imaginable.

Setting up an event is easy, use the other Community Fundraising articles within the Help section and the Get Involved section of our website to help you get started.

What you need to do to set up your event will vary quite a bit depending on what you are doing but may include booking venues, ordering fundraising materials, obtaining fundraising IDs and getting hold of equipment. However what you will always need to do is register your event with the DEC and we also recommend setting up a JustGiving page to keep track of your fundraising.

Register Your EventPlease register with us even if you are just collecting money as it helps us keep track of donations. If you contact us and let us know your name, address, telephone number and email then we will send you a registration number.

Sponsorship and Gift Aid forms (you can use these to gather donations at events and allows your individual sponsors to Gift Aid their donations)

Fundraising IDs and letters of approval for public events/collections

Downloadable Posters and web banners for promoting your event

Set Up a JustGiving Page

Setting up an online fundraising page with Justgiving is a great way to engage and increase your supporters, makes it easy for them to donate and makes it easy for you to keep track of your running total. Creating a page is simple, follow this link to get started. How you customise your page can affect how much, and many, people donate. Below are a few tips for making a great page:

Choose a great photo - choose a photo that will catch your supporters' attention, one with a big smile or doing something fantastic at a previous fundraising event.

Write a good story - Explain what you are doing and why the DEC appeal is important to you. Include a summary so that your supporters will know what you are doing as soon as they open your page.

First you need to register your event preferably by creating one on JustGiving or by contacting the DEC directly so that we can send you a registration number, you can find instructions on how to do this in the above sections. Once your event has been created we can provide you with a fundraising ID.

If you have not already received one then contact us using the contact form, or if we're available you can use live chat!